José Herrera (Uruguayan footballer)

José Oscar Herrera Corominas (born 17 June 1965 in Tala) is a Uruguayan former international footballer who played as a defender for various clubs.

José Herrera
Personal information
Full name José Oscar Herrera Corominas
Date of birth (1965-06-17) 17 June 1965
Place of birth Tala, Uruguay
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Peñarol 137 (18)
1989–1990 Figueres 23 (5)
1990–1995 Cagliari 147 (13)
1995–1996 Atalanta 41 (2)
1997 Cruz Azul 12 (1)
1997–1998 Newell's Old Boys 11 (0)
1998 Peñarol 11 (1)
1999 Racing Montevideo 26 (7)
2000 Montevideo Wanderers 31 (2)
2001 Peñarol 5 (1)
2001 Shandong Luneng ? (?)
2001 Persib 8 (0)
2002 Montevideo Wanderers
2003 Peñarol
International career
1988–1997 Uruguay 57 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
Copa América
Winner1995 Uruguay
Runner-up1989 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Herrera started his playing career with Peñarol where he was part of two championship winning squads in (1985 & 1986) and a winner of the Copa Libertadores in 1987.

In 1989, he joined Figueres of Spain, and in 1990 he joined Cagliari in Italy where he played over 100 games for the club.

In 1995, he joined Atalanta and in 1996 he moved to Mexico to play for Cruz Azul. In 1997, he played for Newell's Old Boys of Argentina.

Herrera returned to Uruguay later in his career where he played for Peñarol, Racing Club de Montevideo and Montevideo Wanderers.

International career

At international level, Herrera played for the Uruguay national team on 57 occasions between 1988 and 1997, scoring four goals.[1] He was part of the squad that won the Copa América in 1995.[2]

Personal life

Herrera's daughter, Sofia, married Uruguayan international Diego Godín.[3]

Honours

Club
Peñarol

International
Uruguay

References
  1. rsssf:Uruguay record international players Archived 28 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. rsssf: Copa América 1995 squads
  3. "Godin: 'Inter like Atletico Madrid'". Football Italia. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.